FHUHS Spanish

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ADVANCED VOCABULARY - NO TRANSLATION:

buharda, -dilla (de buhar, salir el humo; var. de bufar, soplar) f. Ventana que sobresale verticalmente en el tejado de una casa, para dar luz a los desvanes o salir a los tejados. 2 Desván.

….desde la alta ventana de su buhardilla advirtió la vida que trajinaba allá abajo… - José De La Cuadra - El Montuvio Ecuatoriano

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fantasma s.m. 1 ghost, phantom. 2 (fam.) show-off.

¿Tienes miedo a los fantasmas?
Are you afraid of ghosts?
fan TAS ma

BASIC VOCABULARY - Thematic approach- Kitchen

• el horno - oven
• la parrilla - grill
• la tostadora - toaster
• la batidora - blender

IDIOM

Acostarse con las gallinas.
Spanish: To go to bed with the hens
English: To go to bed very early

• Mal ojo - Evil eye
• Tarjeta postal - Postcard
• Tener a raya - To keep in bounds or hold in check
• Un nudo en la garganta - A lump in the throat
• Ya que - Since or although

BONUS WORD - TODAY SYNONYMS ARE PRESENTED.

Sinónimos- buhardilla -attic, garret - desván, tugurio, altillo, sobrado, zahúrda, tabuco, antro.

MODISMO-

(Argentina)- querencia - a favorite spot, hangout, familiar territory

PROVERB -

Cobra buena fama, y échate a dormir.
Win a good reputation and sleep at your ease.

SPANISH COGNATES - http://www.spanishstudies.com/spanish_cognates.htm

• radar - radar
• sonar - sónar
• buoy - boya
• compass - compás

Business Vocabulary

• encajar - fit, tally
• endosador, a - endorser
• empuje - drive - empuje de ventas - sales push
• el correo postal - snail mail

Verb of the Day

abalear - v.t. 1 AGR. to winnow. 2 (AM.) to shoot, to fire(disparar). 3 to wound with a bullet (herir con bala).

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ADVANCED VOCABULARY - NO TRANSLATION:

pulcro, -cra (1. pulchru) adj. Aseado, esmerado en el adorno de su persona, en la ejecución de las cosas, en la conducta, etc. 2 Ejecutado o arreglado con pulcritud.

Pensó: ‘Debe ser pulcro, generoso, honrado, bueno…
El Chulla Romero y Flores - Jorge Icaza

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llanta s.f. 1 rim (de automóvil, bicicleta, etc). 2 hoop (de carro). 3 flat piece of iron. 4 tire. 5 large sunshade (utilizada en los mercados). 6 BOT. type of cabbage.

¿Sabes cambiar la llanta?
Do you know how to change the tire?
YAN ta

BASIC VOCABULARY - Thematic approach- Driving Terms

• la autopista - expressway
• el carril - lane
• el callejón - alley
• la señal de tráfico - road sign

IDIOM

Caerse de su burro
Spanish: To fall from your donkey
English: To admit one’s mistake

• Poco rato - Very soon
• Tierra adentro - Inland
• Tierra de las hadas - Fairyland
• Tierra firme - Mainland or solid ground

BONUS WORD - TODAY SYNONYMS ARE PRESENTED.

Sinónimos- pulcro - neat, smart, tidy, immaculately turned out, upright, scrupulous - esmerado, cuidadoso, escrupuloso, prolijo, aseado, limpio, atildado

MODISMO-

(Venezuela)- parcho - a medicine patch used on the skin.

PROVERB -

No hay enemigo pequeño.
There is no little enemy.

SPANISH COGNATES - http://www.spanishstudies.com/spanish_cognates.htm

• sanitary - sanitario
• repair - reparación
• military - militar
• ozone - ozono

Business Vocabulary

• la subasta - auction
• la garantía - collateral
• el embargo preventivo - lien
• el juicio hipotecario - foreclosure

Verb of the Day

abaratar v.t. to lower, to reduce (rebajar el precio).

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ADVANCED VOCABULARY - NO TRANSLATION:

ignominia 1. f. Afrenta pública que uno padece.

Más aborrezco el mando que la muerte, pero todavía aborrezco más la ignominia de la deserción.
- Simón Bolívar

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saltar v.i. 1 to jump, to leap. 2 to skip, to hop. 3 to fidget. 4 to bounce (botar). 5 to burst, to explode (estallar). 6 to come off, to come away, to come loose (desprenderse); to pop out; to come off (un botón).

La bailarina salta con gracia.
The ballerina leaps with grace.
sal TAR

BASIC VOCABULARY - Thematic approach- Fruits

la cereza - cherry
la ciruela - plum
la frambuesa - raspberry
la fresa - strawberry

IDIOM

Darle a uno una buena lejía
Spanish: To give someone a good dose of bleach.
English: To give someone a good scolding.

De seguro - For certain or for sure
Dejarse de rodeos - Stop the stories or excuses — also stop beating around the bush.
Perder la vista - To go blind
Poner en limpio - To re-copy or make a clean copy.

BONUS WORD - TODAY SYNONYMS ARE PRESENTED.

ignominia - disgrace, ignominy, disgraceful act, shameful act - abyección, deshonor, deshonra, ultraje, infamia, mancilla

MODISMO-

(Puerto Rico)- corrotoco - dwarf - enano

PROVERB -

Cada cuba huele al vino que tiene
Every cask smells of the wine it contains

SPANISH COGNATES - http://www.spanishstudies.com/spanish_cognates.htm

aboard - a vordo
navigation - navegación
sailboat - bote de vela
catamaran - catamarán

Business Vocabulary

un archivo firma - signature file
borrar un mensaje - to delete a message
una dirección electrónica - an e-mail address
enviar un e-mail - to send an e-mail.

Verb of the Day

abastecer v.t. y v. pron. to supply, to provide

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ADVANCED VOCABULARY - NO TRANSLATION:

ultraje (1. ultra, más allá de) m. Injuria grave de obra o de palabra.

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clavel s.m. 1 carnation.

Mercedes usa claveles en su boda.
Mercedes wears carnations at her wedding.
cla BEL

BASIC VOCABULARY - Thematic approach- Outside the home terms

el césped - lawn
el patio - yard
el jardín - garden
podar - to prune

IDIOM

Sacudir la mosca
Spanish: to shake off the fly.
English: to cough up the money.

Poca cosa - Not much
Poco a poco - little by little or gradually
Poner la mira - to aim at, focus or to fix one’s eyes on
La rutina diaria = the daily grind - same old, same old

BONUS WORD - TODAY SYNONYMS ARE PRESENTED.

vacuo - trivial - frivolous, superficial.

MODISMO

(Venezuela)- prenda - jewelry

PROVERB

Más vale prevenir que ser prevenidos.
Prevent rather than repent.

SPANISH COGNATES - http://www.spanishstudies.com/spanish_cognates.htm

digestive - digestivo
endocrine - endocrino
lymphatic - linfático
respiratory - respiratorio

Business Vocabulary

querella - lawsuit
quincena - two weeks
quiosco - kiosk
queja - complaint

Verb of the Day

abatir v.t. y v. pron. 1 to demolish, to pull down. 2 to humiliate. 3 to discourage, to lose heart. / v.t. 4 to take down. / vi. 5 MAR. to change course. / v. pron. 6 to swoop, to dive (aves).